Men's indignation, it seems, is more exited by legal wrong than by violent wrong; the first looks like being cheated by an equal, the second like being compelled by a superior.

The whole earth is the sepulchre of famous men.

It is the habit of mankind to entrust to careless hope what they long for, and to use sovereign reason to thrust aside what they do not desire

Be convinced that to be happy means to be free and that to be free means to be brave. Therefore do not take lightly the perils of war.

Abstinence from all injustice to other first-rate powers is a greater tower of strength than anything that can be gained by the sacrifice of permanent tranquillity for an apparent temporary advantage.

You shouldn't feel sorry for the lifestyle you haven't tasted, but for the one you are about to lose

Those who have experienced good and bad luck many times have every reason to be skeptical of successes